To access the Media Center subscription databases:
Go to the BRRHS home page: http://www.brrsd.net/curric/HS/library/index.html
On Left sidebar - Select HS Library
You will be directed to the BRRHS Library Webpage, where you can view a list of all the Subscription Databases. Click on the link to the database that you want to search and enter the User ID and Password in the login page.
ID: nj08807
Password: panthers
You may also access selected BRRHS databases through the links below:
Books To find books in the BRRHS, you need to use the Spectrum Online Catalog:Click on the icon on your PC desktop for Spectrum Patron's Catalog. Spectrum automatically opens to the Easy Search Screen. If you type a word or a phrase in the search bar, a complete listing of books will appear on the screen. You can combine terms in the Expanded Search Screen using AND, OR and AND NOT connectors: these are called Boolean Operators. You can obtain instructions on how to use these terms to refine your search by going to this site: Boolean Operators
When searching for people, remember to use their last name as the subject. In all cases, clicking on the tabs at the top of the results screen will sort by call number, title, author or date. Sorting by call number will show you areas of the library where most of the books will be found. While holding down the Control key, sort through the books using the mouse to highlight the books you want to print in your bibliography. Clicking on the printbibliography icon will open the print option window. Type in your name and choose the Highlighted button to print your selected list. The list of books will be printed in MLA format.
Reference Books: Just about every topic has a specialized encyclopedia. These encyclopedias are usually quite extensive in their coverage and may be used for your research paper. They are not the same as general encyclopedias, such as World Book Encyclopedia, which may be good for background information, but often will not be accepted by teachers as a cited source for a formal research paper. These books will have a call number starting with REF and can be found in the lower shelves in the Library.
Public Library
Somerset County Library’s On-line Catalog
Check the “Webpac” catalog to see what they own on your topic. Reserve materials by typing in the Barcode number from your
Somerset County Library Card.
Suggested Databases:
These databases can be also be accessed from the Library Website.
Literature Resource Center This database is provides a comprehensive collection of primary and secondary resources on poetical movements and poets
Bloom's Lit Reference This database is part of the "Facts on File" collection of databases. So after you login you will have to scroll down to the bottom of the page to select it. It provides a convenient browsing function for "Literary Movements, Groups, and Eras," arranged alphabetically.
LitFinder This database allows you to search poets and retrieve "examinations" of their individual poems!
Twayne Authors This database focuses on the biographies of authors and how they fit into the periods to which they belong and their influence on other poets and movements. Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Resources:
Type of Resources This link provides access to information that defines primary, secondary, and tertiray resources. It also provides examples of each type.
Works Cited
MLA Citation Examples: This link will bring you to the BRRHS Library page, with examples of MLA citation formats.
To access the Media Center subscription databases:
Go to the BRRHS home page: http://www.brrsd.net/curric/HS/library/index.html
On Left sidebar - Select HS Library
You will be directed to the BRRHS Library Webpage, where you can view a list of all the Subscription Databases. Click on the link to the database that you want to search and enter the User ID and Password in the login page.
ID: nj08807
Password: panthers
You may also access selected BRRHS databases through the links below:
Books
To find books in the BRRHS, you need to use the Spectrum Online Catalog:Click on the icon on your PC desktop for Spectrum Patron's Catalog.
Spectrum automatically opens to the Easy Search Screen. If you type a word or a phrase in the search bar, a complete listing of books will appear on the screen. You can combine terms in the Expanded Search Screen using AND, OR and AND NOT connectors: these are called Boolean Operators. You can obtain instructions on how to use these terms to refine your search by going to this site: Boolean Operators
When searching for people, remember to use their last name as the subject.
In all cases, clicking on the tabs at the top of the results screen will sort by call number, title, author or date. Sorting by call number will show you areas of the library where most of the books will be found. While holding down the Control key, sort through the books using the mouse to highlight the books you want to print in your bibliography. Clicking on the print bibliography icon will open the print option window. Type in your name and choose the Highlighted button to print your selected list. The list of books will be printed in MLA format.
Reference Books:
Just about every topic has a specialized encyclopedia. These encyclopedias are usually quite extensive in their coverage and may be used for your research paper. They are not the same as general encyclopedias, such as World Book Encyclopedia, which may be good for background information, but often will not be accepted by teachers as a cited source for a formal research paper. These books will have a call number starting with REF and can be found in the lower shelves in the Library.
Public Library
Somerset County Library’s On-line Catalog
Check the “Webpac” catalog to see what they own on your topic. Reserve materials by typing in the Barcode number from your
Somerset County Library Card.
Suggested Databases:
These databases can be also be accessed from the Library Website.Literature Resource Center This database is provides a comprehensive collection of primary and secondary resources on poetical movements and poets
Bloom's Lit Reference This database is part of the "Facts on File" collection of databases. So after you login you will have to scroll down to the bottom of the page to select it. It provides a convenient browsing function for "Literary Movements, Groups, and Eras," arranged alphabetically.
LitFinder This database allows you to search poets and retrieve "examinations" of their individual poems!
Twayne Authors This database focuses on the biographies of authors and how they fit into the periods to which they belong and their influence on other poets and movements.
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Resources:
Type of Resources This link provides access to information that defines primary, secondary, and tertiray resources. It also provides examples of each type.
Works Cited
MLA Citation Examples: This link will bring you to the BRRHS Library page, with examples of MLA citation formats.